Springlake, Texas

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Springlake is a town in Lamb County, Texas, United States. The population was 135 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Springlake is located at 34°13′52″N, 102°18′17″W (34.231217, -102.304707)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 135 people, 54 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 51.1/km² (132.6/mi²). There were 68 housing units at an average density of 25.7/km² (66.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.00% White, 0.74% African American, 19.26% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 33.33% of the population.

There were 54 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,000, and the median income for a family was $20,625. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $13,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,841. There were 34.3% of families and 42.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 51.9% of under eighteens and 35.7% of those over 64.